Friday Timewaster: Barcode Bedlam and Last-Minute Gift Ideas

I really need to buckle down and get to work, because I theoretically have threeFOUR projects I need to finish by 4:30. However . . . I've put them off this long, so what's another fifteenFORTY-FIVE minutes, right? Right.

Anyhow: I didn't have a real timewaster handy, but as I scanned my Drafts folder I realized that there were a handful of random bits and pieces with the annotation "Want!" or "How cool is this?" Thus, I thought I'd do a big mash-up in case people need last-minute gift ideas. (Although these would have to be Serbian Christmas* presents at this point, but whatever. You could always print the photo of the item and stick it in the card, which is what I was going to do with the book I ordered for Cathy for her birthday, except then I lost track of where the printed photo went, so she just had to believe my scribbled note that an actual gift was coming.)

So, if you're in the market for snarky t-shirts with vaguely retro, pop culture, or geeky themes (and who isn't?): Try Diesel Sweeties, or perhaps Snorg Tees. Some samples:

If you like a certain artist, but wonder what it would be like if, say, Ozzy Osbourne fronted a lounge band, or if the Beastie Boys had a jam session with some of the guys from P-Funk, check out Vitamin Records.

Rooting

Me on ESPN

2005 MAC ChampionshipOhio over Buffalo, 80-79 OT

The game-winner was a last-second tip-in by Leon Williams (5). It was one of the top ten plays on Sportscenter that night. Since I was sitting behind the basket, you could see me in the video and in this AP photo. (Credit: Mark Duncan)